2 dead in small plane crash off Dania Beach coast

Two people were killed when a small plane crashed into a body of water Saturday morning off the Dania Beach coast.

The crash, which took place just 200 yards east of a Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport runway, was handled by several agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, the Broward Sheriff’s Office marine unit and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The names of the two victims have not yet been released.

Officials got the call at around 10 a.m. after the plane had departed from Pompano Beach Airpark at around 8:30 a.m.